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provision
提供；供給；準備
The provision of good public transport will be essential for developing the area.
提供良好的大眾運輸對該地區的發展極為重要。
規定，條款
We have inserted certain provisions into the treaty to safeguard foreign workers.
我們在條約中增添了一些條款以保護外籍勞工。
protocol
禮儀，禮節
a breach of Royal protocol
對皇家禮儀的違反
（正式的國際性）條約，公約，議定書
The Geneva Protocol of 1925 prohibits the use of poisonous gases in war.
1925年通過的《日內瓦公約》禁止在戰爭中使用有毒氣體。
propensity
（尤指不良的）傾向，嗜好，癖好
[ + to infinitive ] She’s inherited from her father a propensity to talk too much.
她從她父親那裡遺傳了話多的毛病。
pledge
誓言；諾言；保證
[ + to infinitive ] All the candidates have given/made pledges not to raise taxes if they are elected.
所有的候選人都保證當選後不增稅。
paradigm
範例，示例
Some of these educators are hoping to produce a change in the current cultural paradigm.
這些教育家中有些希望改變當今的文化典型。
pitfall
隱患；陷阱
The store fell into one of the major pitfalls of small business, borrowing from suppliers by paying bills late.
那家商店犯了一個小本生意的大錯，那就是從供應商那裡先賒帳後付錢。
particle
微粒，粒子
Dust particles must have got into the motor.
馬達一定是進塵了。
極少量
She wouldn’t give me even the slightest particle of information about what she’d been doing.
她一點也不肯向我透露自己一直在忙些甚麼事。
practitioner
執業者；從業人員
Elizabeth Quan is a London-based practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine.
伊莉莎白‧康是一位在倫敦執業的中醫醫師。
philanthropist
慈善家
a donation from a wealthy 19th-century philanthropist
一位19世紀富有的慈善家的捐款
periphery
周邊，邊緣，外圍
Houses have been built on the periphery of the factory site.
廠址的周邊地區蓋起了房子。
（某一團體或活動的）次要部分，邊緣
Many women feel they are being kept on the periphery of the armed forces.
許多女性感到她們在武裝部隊中被邊緣化了。
precipitation
（尤指雨或雪的）降落；降水
Hail and sleet are types of precipitation.
冰雹和凍雨都是降水形式。
急躁，衝動
The prime minister has been accused of acting with precipitation over the crisis.
總理被指責在處理危機問題上貿然行動。
沉澱物，析出物質
The compound is finally obtained by precipitation.
化合物最終是透過沉澱反應獲得的。
polio
脊髓灰質炎，小兒麻痹症
a polio vaccination programme
小兒麻痹症疫苗接種計劃
prospect
（發生好事情的）可能，可能性，機會
Is there any prospect of the weather improving?
天氣有可能好轉嗎？
前景；展望；設想
The prospect of spending three whole days with her fills me with horror.
想到要和她在一起呆整整三天，我就毛骨悚然。
有前途的候選人
We’ll be interviewing four more prospects for the jobs this afternoon.
今天下午我們要再面試四個有希望徵得這些職位的應徵者。
pretext
藉口，托詞
The border dispute was used as a pretext for military intervention.
邊界糾紛被用作軍事入侵的藉口。
prejudice
成見，偏見，歧視
Laws against racial prejudice must be strictly enforced.
禁止種族歧視的法律必須嚴格執行。
pedestrian
行人，步行者
A few pedestrians sheltered from the rain in doorways.
幾個行人站在門口躲雨。
perpetrator
犯罪者；行兇者；作惡者
The perpetrators of the massacre must be brought to justice as war criminals.
大屠殺的參與者必須被當作戰犯繩之以法。
pinnacle
極點；頂點，頂峰
By the age of 32 she had reached the pinnacle of her career.
她在32歲時事業達到巔峰。
parliament
議會；國會
On Tuesday the country’s parliament voted to establish its own army.
該國議會於週二投票決定建立自己的軍隊。
plaudit
讚揚
She’s received plaudits for her work with homeless people.
她因救助無家可歸者而受到讚揚。
plateau
平穩期；停滯期
The US death rate reached a plateau in the 1960s, before declining suddenly.
美國的人口死亡率在20世紀60年代進入平穩階段後突然下降。
premium
獎金，津貼；加價；附加費
We’re willing to pay a premium for the best location.
為了得到最好的地段，我們願意多付些錢。
precursor
先驅，先鋒；先兆，前兆
Sulphur dioxide is the main precursor of acid rain.
二氧化硫是形成酸雨最重要的先決條件。
paragon
完人，盡善盡美的模範（或典型）
In the novel, Constanza is a paragon of virtue.
在這本小說中，康斯坦薩是一個美德的典範。
propriety
（行為）端正，得體，合宜
The director insisted that there was no question as to the propriety of how the funds were raised.
經理堅持說集資方式是完全正當的。
personage
大人物，要人；名人
peril
巨大的危險；危難，險境
I never felt that my life was in peril.
我從不覺得我的生命受到嚴重的威脅。
perpetuate
使持續；使長存，使永恆
Increasing the supply of weapons will only perpetuate the violence and anarchy.
增加武器供應只會使暴力和混亂持續下去。
prosecute
起訴；檢舉
Shoplifters will be prosecuted.
商店扒手將遭到起訴。
perish
（尤指因意外或遇害）喪生，死亡；湮滅；毀滅
Three hundred people perished in the earthquake.
有300人在此次地震中喪生。
protrude
伸出，突出，鼓出
A rotting branch protruded from the swamp like a ghostly arm.
一根腐爛的樹枝像鬼的手臂一樣從沼澤裡伸出來。
propagate
（使）（植物）繁殖
Most house plants can be propagated from stem cuttings.
大多數室內植物都能由切下來的莖繁殖。
傳播，散播；宣傳
The government have tried to propagate the belief that this is a just war.
政府竭力宣揚這是一場正義之戰。
propose
建議；提議；提出
[ + that ] I propose that we wait until the budget has been announced before committing ourselves to any expenditure.
我建議我們在還沒宣佈預算以前不要有任何支出。
perplex
使困惑，使茫然；使擔憂
The disease has continued to perplex doctors.
這種疾病仍然困擾著醫生。
preclude
排除，防止，杜絕；阻礙
His contract precludes him from discussing his work with anyone outside the company.
合約中禁止他與公司外的人談論工作。
proliferate
激增
Small businesses have proliferated in the last ten years.
在過去的十年裡，小型企業大量湧現。
prevaricate
支吾，搪塞，含糊其詞；顧左右而言他
He accused the minister of prevaricating.
他指責部長一味搪塞。
proscribe
（政府或其他權力機構）禁止
Torture and summary execution of political prisoners are proscribed by international law.
國際法禁止對政治犯嚴刑逼供或草率處理。
preside over sth
掌管；主持（尤指正式會議或審判）
This government has presided over some of the most significant changes in education this century.
本任政府主導了本世紀某些最重大的教育變革。
prompt
引起；導致；激起
The bishop’s speech has prompted an angry response from both political parties.
主教的發言激起了兩大政黨的憤怒回應。
purge
清除，肅清（反對者）
Party leaders have undertaken to purge the party of extremists.
政黨領袖已採取行動清除黨內的極端分子。
plot
秘密計劃；陰謀
The army is plotting the overthrow of the government.
軍隊正密謀推翻政府。
proffer
提供，提出
He shook the warmly proffered hand.
他握了握對方熱情伸出的手。
putrefy
腐爛
the smell of putrefying flesh
腐肉的氣味
puff
喘氣
He came puffing up the stairs.
他氣喘吁吁地上了樓。
吹，噴出，冒出
The engine puffed a huge cloud of steam, then rolled down the tracks.
火車頭噴出一大股水蒸氣，沿著軌道開始移動。
paralyze
使麻痺，使癱瘓
The drug paralyses the nerves so that there is no feeling or movement in the legs.
這種藥物會麻痺神經，使腿部失去知覺或不能活動。
proclaim
宣佈；聲明
All the countries have proclaimed their loyalty to the alliance.
所有的國家都顯示了他們對聯盟的忠誠。
表明；顯示
Wearing scarves and hats which proclaimed their allegiance, the football fans flooded into the bar.
足球迷們戴著表示忠誠的頭巾和帽子，如潮水般湧入酒吧。
prevail
佔優勢，占上風
I am sure that common sense will prevail in the end.
我相信常識最終會獲勝。
流行，盛行
This attitude still prevails among the middle classes.
這種觀點在中產階級裡仍然很普遍。
plagiarize
剽竊，抄襲
The book contains numerous plagiarized passages.
該書有許多段是抄襲的。
proceed
繼續進行，繼續做
His lawyers have decided not to proceed with the case.
他的律師已經決定不再繼續打那場官司了。
plummet
暴跌，急遽下降
House prices have plummeted in recent months.
房價近幾個月來暴跌。
prop
支撐；支持
I propped my bike (up) against the wall.
我把腳踏車靠在牆上。
propel
推進，推動
a rocket propelled through space
在推力作用下穿越外太空的火箭
